family — /fam euh lee, fam lee/, n., pl. families, adj. n. 1. parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not. 2. the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family. 3. the spouse and children … Universalium
Andreini, Isabella — (1562 1604) Famous actress in the Italian commedia dell arte tradition, also celebrated as a poet and author of prose literature. Born at Padua to a family of Venetian origin, Isabella Canale became the leading actress of the highly regarded… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Andreini — This ancient surname recorded world wide in over two hundred and fifty spellings, and including as examples Andre, Aindrias, Andrew, Anders, Jendrusch, Vondrak, Dandy, Andriol, Andretti, Ondracek, Vondraeck, Andress, Jedrzejewicz, and Andriuis,… … Surnames reference
commedia dell'arte — /keuh may dee euh del ahr tee/; It. /kawm me dyah del lahrdd te/, pl. commedia dell artes, commedias dell arte, It. commedie dell arte /kawm me dye del lahrdd te/. Italian popular comedy, developed chiefly during the 16th 18th centuries, in which … Universalium
Convex uniform honeycomb — The alternated cubic honeycomb is one of 28 space filling uniform tessellations in Euclidean 3 space, composed of alternating yellow tetrahedra and red octahedra. In geometry, a convex uniform honeycomb is a uniform tessellation which fills three … Wikipedia
theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… … Universalium
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… … Universalium
Women — Although obviously half of the population of Renaissance Eu rope was female, the role of women in the high culture, especially the Latin based academic culture and humanist movement of the period, was very limited, a generalization which is… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Cubic honeycomb — Type Regular honeycomb Family Hypercube honeycomb Schläfli symbol {4,3,4} Coxeter Dynkin diagram … Wikipedia
